Treating Latent TB After 65 Raises Serious Side-Effect Risk
2011-01-10
Likelihood of hospitalization increases with age, researchers sayContinue Reading
Immune Disorders May Raise Blood Clot Risk in Hospitalized Patients
2011-01-10
Those with conditions such as lupus appear more vulnerable, study suggestsContinue Reading
Earlier Diagnosis Might Cut Cost of Teen Pelvic Disease
2011-01-06
Advanced cases require $8,000 hospitalization on average, study findsContinue Reading
Many May Get Unneeded Implantable Defibrillators
2011-01-04
More attention to guidelines could reduce unnecessary procedures, experts sayContinue Reading
ER Visits by Underage Drinkers Spike on New Year's
2010-12-30
Adults urged to talk to kids about dangers of alcohol use at this time of yearContinue Reading
Doctors Urged to Admit Fatigue Before Performing Surgery
2010-12-29
Proposed new rules suggest informing patients, requesting consent before procedureContinue Reading
Anesthesiologists Spreading Germs During Surgery: Study
2010-12-29
Expert calls for more compliance with hand-washing guidelines before operationsContinue Reading
Roundup: 2010 Advances in Heart Disease and Stroke Care
2010-12-28
Improved therapies, research on lifestyle prevention expanded in past yearContinue Reading
Carbon Monoxide May Be Greater Threat in Winter
2010-12-27
This odorless gas causes 4,000 hospitalizations in U.S. each year, doctors sayContinue Reading
Better Methods Needed to Measure Hospital Quality: Experts
2010-12-23
Using patient death rates to assess care found to be unreliable in Massachusetts studyContinue Reading
Electronic Health Records May Not Always Improve Care
2010-12-23
Experts say better tools needed to assess effectiveness of new record-keepingContinue Reading
Timely Surgery Appears to Cut Infection Risk, Costs
2010-12-22
Elective procedures should be performed on the day of admittance, researchers suggestContinue Reading
Most Trauma Patients Not Transferred Within Mandated Time Frame in Illinois
2010-12-20
But study finds docs still making right calls on which patients need to be moved quicklyContinue Reading
Heartburn Drugs May Raise Pneumonia Risk
2010-12-20
One of every 200 hospital patients taking acid-suppressing meds will develop pneumonia, study findsContinue Reading